Checklist for Incoming FPCs and Deck Leads

Eastern Bering Sea

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General

• SEA to DH GBL and Container HAZMAT Decl.
• Review Inter-leg Communication Log prepared by FPC from previous leg (if applicable)
• REVIEW INVENTORY LISTS FOR YOUR VESSEL
• OSI 2021 Job Service No’s
• Provide Fuel PO # and sign and obtain copy of fuel receipt if fuel taken
• Check survival suit inventory and assign a suitably-sized survival suit to each scientific staff
• Safety Leader and FPC conduct pre-cruise safety check
• FPC Orientation checklist
• Conduct pre-cruise safety meeting with skipper, scientific staff, and crew in wheelhouse
• Check serial numbers for survival suits and 406MHz EPIRBS
• Record personal survival suit and EPIRB identification numbers on the Safety Briefing form
• Have ALL survey and vessel crew watch SEXUAL HARRASSMENT VIDEO
• Email RACE Deputy Director that Safety Briefing was completed with list of serial numbers for survival suits and 406MHz EPIRBs
• Science personnel by leg and vessel
• Flight schedules for scientists
• Check glycerin/thymol solution to make sure it is not floculent and has proper dilution and viscosity
• Survey map (indicating completed tows & those yet to be completed by vessel)
• Clean bedding for all new scientists
• Expendable items - always use items with the earliest expiration dates first to prevent waste & save GAP $$



ES60 Calibration

• ES60 Calibration (beginning of first leg)
• Fill-out ES60 Pre-cruise settings sheet
• Fill-out ES60 Parameter change form
• Check FPC filebox or print copies of blank ES60 log forms for skipper
• Following the calibration of a vessels ES-60 Simrad sounder the down riggers and appropriate associated gear should be rinsed with freshwater dried and stowed in a dry location.  The "C" clamps provided should be greased or at the very least, oiled to prevent corrosion and seizing of the screw mechanism.



Software and Hardware

• Set up catch entry computer according to General Catch Data Entry Instructions
• Install WHEELHOUSE updates (if necessary)
• Make sure new ES60 hard drive was installed for each new leg
• Set up bridge computers according to Marport and Wheelhouse cookbooks
• Provide skipper with most current version of Globe lines files and put in their C:/Globe/lines/ directory (EBSGOODBAD_LINES2020.mdb, EBSGOODBAD_LINES2019.mdb,EBSGOODBAD_LINES2018.mdb, EBSGOODBAD_LINES2017.mdb)
• Provide skipper with most current Globe MARKS files (EBSstations_2020_Marks.mdb, EBS_2019_GOODBAD_MARKS.mdb and EBS_ALL_GOODBAD_MARKS_new.mdb) and copy to vessel C:/Globe/marks/ directory
• Provide skipper with most current Globe MARKS files (NBSstations_2020_Marks.mdb, NBS_2019_GOODBAD_MARKS.mdb, NBS_2017_GOODBAD_MARKS.mdb, and NBS_ALL_GOODBAD_MARKS_new.mdb) and copy to vessel C:/Globe/marks/ directory
• Set Globe program on bridge TO RECORD LOG AND TRACK data
• All scales, tablets, and computers are working before leaving the dock
• Leg 1: make sure LW parameters in DATA_ENT program are correct
• Make sure there is back up media: thumb drive, blank CDs for daily backup of bridge and catch computer



Trawl net

• Refer to net swapping procedure to randomly determine the sequential order of net usage and record on the Net Swapping Log Form.
• Configure attachment of net jewelry (see attached picture)
• Net Swapping Log Form
• Initialize MK9 light meters and secure one on top of wheelhouse and the other for use on trawl headrope
• Mark trawl wires (first leg) - Step-by-step Wire Marking Protocol
• Do practice trawl and fill out Standard Trawing Procedures form



Deck

• Gloves of all sizes required by scientific crew
• Catch, Haul, and Specimen Apps set up (back up paper forms available)
• Pencils and Blank Printer Paper
• Otolith and Specimen Supplies (ethanol, glycerol, otolith trays and vials/caps, tweezers, knives, formalin, buckets, specimen labels, plastic bags)
• Stuff otolith vials with labels (otolithlabels.xls)
• Add polycorder mount and length strip to length boards
• Check that you have bleach in your inventory for cleaning otolith trays
• Check that you have sufficient marking paint in your inventory
• Check to see if there is a meter stick for measuring trawl alley catches
• Document vessel ingress and egress
• Check content’s of your vessel’s BCS tool box on arrival or before start of leg. Turning the BCS tool box over to the vessel’s deck crew does not release you from responsibility for the condition of it’s contents

AI/GOA

Download checklist here

General

• SEA to DH GBL and Container HAZMAT Decl.
• Review Inter-leg Communication Log prepared by FPC from previous leg (if applicable)
• REVIEW INVENTORY LISTS FOR YOUR VESSEL
• OSI 2021 Job Service No’s
• Provide Fuel PO # and sign and obtain copy of fuel receipt if fuel taken
• Check survival suit inventory and assign a suitably-sized survival suit to each scientific staff
• Safety Leader and FPC conduct pre-cruise safety check
• FPC Orientation checklist
• Conduct pre-cruise safety meeting with skipper, scientific staff, and crew in wheelhouse
• Check serial numbers for survival suits and 406MHz EPIRBS
• Record personal survival suit and EPIRB identification numbers on the Safety Briefing form
• Have ALL survey and vessel crew watch SEXUAL HARRASSMENT VIDEO
• Email RACE Deputy Director that Safety Briefing was completed with list of serial numbers for survival suits and 406MHz EPIRBs
• Science personnel by leg and vessel
• Flight schedules for scientists
• Check glycerin/thymol solution to make sure it is not floculent and has proper dilution and viscosity
• Survey map (indicating completed tows & those yet to be completed by vessel)
• Clean bedding for all new scientists
• Expendable items - always use items with the earliest expiration dates first to prevent waste & save GAP $$



ES60 Calibration

• ES60 Calibration (beginning of first leg)
• Fill-out ES60 Pre-cruise settings sheet
• Fill-out ES60 Parameter change form
• Check FPC filebox or print copies of blank ES60 log forms for skipper
• Following the calibration of a vessels ES-60 Simrad sounder the down riggers and appropriate associated gear should be rinsed with freshwater dried and stowed in a dry location.  The "C" clamps provided should be greased or at the very least, oiled to prevent corrosion and seizing of the screw mechanism.



Software and Hardware

• Set up catch entry computer according to General Catch Data Entry Instructions
• Install WHEELHOUSE updates (if necessary)
• Make sure new ES60 hard drive was installed for each new leg
• Set up bridge computers according to Marport and Wheelhouse cookbooks
• Provide skipper with most current version of Globe lines files and put in their C:/Globe/lines/ directory (EBSGOODBAD_LINES2020.mdb, EBSGOODBAD_LINES2019.mdb,EBSGOODBAD_LINES2018.mdb, EBSGOODBAD_LINES2017.mdb)
• Provide skipper with most current Globe MARKS files (EBSstations_2020_Marks.mdb, EBS_2019_GOODBAD_MARKS.mdb and EBS_ALL_GOODBAD_MARKS_new.mdb) and copy to vessel C:/Globe/marks/ directory
• Provide skipper with most current Globe MARKS files (NBSstations_2020_Marks.mdb, NBS_2019_GOODBAD_MARKS.mdb, NBS_2017_GOODBAD_MARKS.mdb, and NBS_ALL_GOODBAD_MARKS_new.mdb) and copy to vessel C:/Globe/marks/ directory
• Set Globe program on bridge TO RECORD LOG AND TRACK data
• All scales, tablets, and computers are working before leaving the dock
• Leg 1: make sure LW parameters in DATA_ENT program are correct
• Make sure there is back up media: thumb drive, blank CDs for daily backup of bridge and catch computer



Trawl net

• Refer to net swapping procedure to randomly determine the sequential order of net usage and record on the Net Swapping Log Form.
• Configure attachment of net jewelry (see attached picture)
• Net Swapping Log Form
• Initialize MK9 light meters and secure one on top of wheelhouse and the other for use on trawl headrope
• Mark trawl wires (first leg) - Step-by-step Wire Marking Protocol
• Do practice trawl and fill out Standard Trawing Procedures form



Deck

• Gloves of all sizes required by scientific crew
• Catch, Haul, and Specimen Apps set up (back up paper forms available)
• Pencils and Blank Printer Paper
• Otolith and Specimen Supplies (ethanol, glycerol, otolith trays and vials/caps, tweezers, knives, formalin, buckets, specimen labels, plastic bags)
• Stuff otolith vials with labels (otolithlabels.xls)
• Add polycorder mount and length strip to length boards
• Check that you have bleach in your inventory for cleaning otolith trays
• Check that you have sufficient marking paint in your inventory
• Check to see if there is a meter stick for measuring trawl alley catches
• Document vessel ingress and egress
• Check content’s of your vessel’s BCS tool box on arrival or before start of leg. Turning the BCS tool box over to the vessel’s deck crew does not release you from responsibility for the condition of it’s contents